In brief:
Reliable with cautio

Frozen sections are meant to provide critical information about lesions, during surgery, that may alter the course of surgical procedure.

In expert hands these are very reliable, but not a substitute for "permanent" sections. Pathologists are usually conservative with frozen sections and will defer an opinion if they are not sure of the diagnosis on frozen section.

In brief:
Reliable with cautio

Frozen sections are meant to provide critical information about lesions, during surgery, that may alter the course of surgical procedure.

In expert hands these are very reliable, but not a substitute for "permanent" sections. Pathologists are usually conservative with frozen sections and will defer an opinion if they are not sure of the diagnosis on frozen section.
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In brief:
Pretty good

Pretty good at diagnosing cancer, but not as good as the permanent sections that take a day or two, as they need chemical stains to be more accurate, and to tell what sub-type of cancer.

In brief:
Pretty good

Pretty good at diagnosing cancer, but not as good as the permanent sections that take a day or two, as they need chemical stains to be more accurate, and to tell what sub-type of cancer.
Would you like to video or text chat with me?